Deal CLOSE: Chelsea near Bayer Leverkusen star deal, new defender may go out on a loan

Chelsea are near a £90m deal to bring Kai Havertz from Bayer Leverkusen.

The Covid-19 pandemic has made the transfer market unsure.

Chelsea close to signing Kai Havertz

Ivisionsport are detailing that Chelsea are near announcing the signing of talented playmaker Kai Havertz.

Reports in Germany have expressed that the attacking midfielder has been edging towards a move to Chelsea during the last 48 hours, but that the moved has stepped forward today because of Kai Havertz not participating in Bayer Leverkusen’s performance tests during the end of the week.

Furthermore, however the 21-year-old completed the club’s coronavirus tests on Friday and Saturday, which he expected to do anyway so as to represent to Germany, he could by revealed the West London club this week in a move accepted to be around £90m.

Kai Havertz’s Germany teammate Timo Werner has already moved to Stamford Bridge as Frank Lampard continues to rebuild his side this present summer’s transfer window.

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Timo Werner has since been joined by Ben Chilwell from Leicester City, Thiago Silva from Paris Saint-Germain, and French centre-back Malang Sarr.

Malang Sarr, it’s accepted, could move to Bayer Leverkusen on loan with an end goal to help Chelsea secure the signing of Kai Havertz.